Improvise, adapt, and overcome.

pistnbroke Senior Member Posts: 676 Likes: 149	Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 8:39:40 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pistnbroke on Jul 2, 2015 8:39:40 GMT mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/horror-story-wooden-brake-pads/
	A wise man once said "Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang."

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Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 12:20:46 GMT pistnbroke likes this

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Was watching an episode of Drive last week and the wife of Daimler Benz is credited for "inventing" the concept of the brake pad in the first place. Apparently the brake system on the test drive of the first Benz had steel on steel brakes that wore out in the first outing. To get back she had a cobbler line the brake with tough leather thereby the first brake pad.

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Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 12:26:20 GMT

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I'd read about this a while back and your post reminded me of it. Love the human ingenuity, m favorite are the TV antennas.

PBS Long walled off from world trade and modern technology, Cuba has developed a robust culture of DIY engineers who turn household items into useful inventions. Water pump motors propel bicycles, clothes dryers are repurposed into coconut shredders. Cuban artist Ernesto Orza has spent the last decade photographing and collecting many of these creations. Read more about Cuban inventions in our Science Wednesday piece, How communism turned Cuba into an island of hackers and DIY engineers.

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pistnbroke Senior Member Posts: 676 Likes: 149	Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 13:00:16 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pistnbroke on Jul 2, 2015 13:00:16 GMT Some of them are amazing ideas
	A wise man once said "Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang."

pistnbroke Senior Member Posts: 676 Likes: 149	Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 13:00:58 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pistnbroke on Jul 2, 2015 13:00:58 GMT The antenna reminded me of this meme The image, not the words
	A wise man once said "Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang."

Wß Founding Member United States of America LLC Posts: 6,863 Likes: 1,994	Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 13:05:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Wß on Jul 2, 2015 13:05:17 GMT Jul 2, 2015 13:00:16 GMT pistnbroke said: Some of them are amazing ideas I know.. the hearing aid battery charger is not UL certified I'm sure. Awesome.
	When you are torn between choices, always pick the one that will make the best story. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

pistnbroke Senior Member Posts: 676 Likes: 149	Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Jul 2, 2015 13:26:34 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pistnbroke on Jul 2, 2015 13:26:34 GMT Lol. Necessity is the mother of invention.
	A wise man once said "Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang."

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